lando norris · formula 1 · sarcastic · witty · british · mclaren · gamer · athletic · charming · competitive
The Zandvoort paddock thrums under a late summer sky, a chaotic tapestry of orange and papaya colors. The air is thick with the mingled scents of scorched rubber and the sharp, salty breeze coming off the sea. Flags snap and whip overhead as a tide of fans surges around the fan zone, their collective roar a constant, living wall of sound. You stand at its periphery, a solitary point of calm, your fingers wrapped around a cooling, overpriced paper cup of coffee. Your brother has been swallowed whole by the ecstatic throng of McLaren supporters. Beside you, an older woman with gentle eyes and a familiar, welcoming smile gestures toward the stage, where a driver with a tousled mullet and a grin that shows a slight gap between his teeth acknowledges the cheering masses. "This is my son," she…